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Brian Woods

Born: September 5, 1980

Brian Woods is an African-American pianist, vocalist, producer, songwriter, actor, and author. Brian’s musical roots are based out of the gospel church in Akron, Ohio where he has performed for most of his life, but his musical accolades expand far beyond that. Serving as a radio DJ for 88.9 “The Edge,” he began to broaden his musical tastes. In college, he also ran security for the national entertainment acts that were brought in. It was there that Brian saw his future. On a fateful evening working detail for Blessed Union of Souls, Brian saw one man playing a piano and singing and watched as it transformed the entire atmosphere

Richard Best

Born: January 23

Robert C. Ford

Born: August 5

Robert C. Ford, aka Wall $treet Poet, is an American poet and spoken word artist. He frequently collaborates with Composers Concordance for both live performances and recorded projects. His work has appeared in Maintenant, a journal of contemporary Dada writing and art, published by Three Rooms Press.

Dario Margeli

Born: January 1, 1974

Marko Buskevits

Born: March 3, 1987

Passionate musician and gearhead. Writer & editor for various music blogs.

Howard Tucker

Born: December 30, 1963

Howard “Sergio” Tucker is a writer/poet and performer, whose music embodies cultural fusion. Regularly performing in Brazilian lounges, Black Jazz & Soul clubs, he proudly delivers his gospel of love to R&B/Bossa Nova/Samba rhythms. Tucker has performed his poetic works at the Kimmel Center, Rittenhouse Soundworks, Relish Restaurant, World Café Live, and Freedom Theater, with various local bands & Brazilian musicians such as vocalist/guitarist Juliano Bragga, percussionist Dendê Macedo and Afro Brazilian dancer Cleonice Fonseca. In the process, he has collaborated with artists like Jay Fluellen, Kimpedro Rodriguez among others

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Alita Mantels

Born: October 31, 1950

I was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where in 1968 I graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Grover Cleveland High School before moving to Arkansas. After graduating cum laude (with the equivalent of three language majors and an emphasis in comparative literature) from Hendrix College in 1972, I spent nearly four decades in public education before retiring in 2010. Though never a professional performer, for many years (1970s-1990s) I taught stage-crew courses, managed a 1400-seat classic performing arts theatre, and served as a technical director for various types of professional performances and community events in central Arkansas

Austin O BRIEN

Born: August 25, 1966

AUSTIN O’BRIEN & THE STRAWBERRY CREAMED ENSEMBLE For those who know the artist and showman, Austin O'Brien goes on stage with the obsession to win over the public. And with the rage of a boxer, he deploys all his energy to knock the public off their feet. The musicians that surrounds the petulant Irish jazz man are of the highest standtard and he leads them with style and panache. Ausitn follows the tradition of swing jazz and is influenced by Harry Connick Jr, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and pianists Monty Alexander, Oscar Peterson and Omar Sosa, strong personalities and major players, according to Austin, they all have a great sense of music and showmanship. Over the last 10 years Austin produced 4 albums and a “Live DVD”

André Pogoriloffsky

Born: February 26, 1968

André Pogoriloffsky is the pen name used by Andrei Covaciu- Pogorilowski for his book "The music of the Temporalists". He was born in Bucharest, Romania, in February 1968. Starting with 1982, he studied music independently, helped by several private professors. In 1989 A.P. started to hear in his head a strange yet beautiful music that he was unable to notate. Short excerpts were presented on the piano to his musician friends who confirmed that the temporal fabric of that music could not be rendered satisfactorily with help from the traditional, bar-rhythmical, semiography. Between that point and 1994, A.P